The Transportation Services Division provides insightful agricultural transportation information and analysis to help move agricultural products to market. As part of the US Department of Agriculture, the Transportation Services Division informs, represents, and assists agricultural shippers and government policymakers through: Market reports, Regulatory representation, Economic analysis, Technical assistance, Outreach, Responding to inquiries.
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- Grain Transportation Report: A weekly reporting of the latest volume and price movement data for barges, railroads, trucks, and ocean vessels involved in the transport of grain.
- Ocean Rate Bulletin: A quarterly publication which tracks the ocean freight rates of 18 agricultural commodities in more than 45 different trade lanes, mostly Asian, but some to European and Latin American destinations.
- Agricultural Refrigerated Truck Quarterly (AgRTQ): A quarterly report that provides a view of U.S. regional refrigerated truckload movements. The AgRTQ tracks volume and rates for major U.S. fresh fruit and vegetable industry producing regions and consuming markets.
- Mexico Transport Cost Indicator Report: A quarterly publication that provides a snapshot of the agricultural transportation traffic between the U.S. and Mexico. It includes information about grain, soybeans, livestock, fruit, vegetables, and container shipments.
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